Surf Forecasts:
Costeño Beach surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NE swell with 1,164 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Costeño Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Costeño Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Costeño Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Costeño Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let's have a look at what's cookin' for Costeño Beach over the next couple of weeks. I'll be honest with ya, it's a bit of a slow burner to start, and then things get a bit too feisty.
Alright, so the first few days are pretty marginal. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are a write-off for anything decent – we're talkin' small, weak little windswell at around 4ft to 5ft, and that cross-on wind is just messin' it up. The wave energy is all over the place, from a weak 216 up to a moderate 549 on Sunday morning. Not worth paddlin' out for, really. You’d just be frustrated.
Now, things get a bit more interesting from Monday the 3rd into Tuesday the 4th. The swell bumps up a touch to the 5ft to 6ft range, still from the NE. The real treat, though, is Monday morning's glassed-out conditions on the 4th, with the wind droppin' to basically nothin'. It’ll be clean, but the swell’s still a bit weak and crumbly.
The standout session in this whole run, no question, is Wednesday morning the 5th. We've got a solid 6ft of NE swell, but the wind is absolutely dead calm – a total glass-off. The combined wave energy jumps right up to a solid 774, so there's a bit of push behind it. That’s gonna be the cleanest, most fun surf of the whole stretch. If you can get out there, that's your window. Crowds are "sometimes" an issue here, so for that one, you might have a bit of company.
After that, the pattern gets a bit messy. We get a few more glassy windows, like Thursday afternoon the 6th and Sunday afternoon the 9th, but the swell is constantly shifting between 5ft and 8ft.
Then, into the second week, things get big. From Tuesday the 11th onwards, we're seein' swell heights pushin' past 8ft and up to a solid 10ft by Tuesday afternoon. The wave energy is off the charts, readin' 1328 and 1209, so there's a huge amount of water movin'. But for Costeño Beach, that's just too much. The forecast flat out says it's too big for this spot. It's gonna be a washing machine. That kind of size, unless you're a real expert and know the place inside out, is best left alone. For most of us, that's a kite-surfing day, not a paddle-surfing day.
So, short version: Get on it Wednesday morning the 5th for the cleanest glassy waves of the run. Everything after the 11th is too gnarly to mess with for a normal surf session.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 196 | 373 | 327 | 343 | 493 | 443 | 423 | 354 | 341 | 299 | 414 | 468 | 403 | 413 | 481 | 324 | 413 | 498 | 580 | 699 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.17m | 00:39AM0.27m | 3:14PM0.21m | 1:16AM0.22m | 3:56PM0.25m | 1:57AM0.18m | 4:38PM0.29m | 3:11AM0.13m | 5:24PM0.33m | 4:40AM0.09m | 6:11PM0.36m | 6:01AM0.07m | 7:00PM0.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.17m | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:05PM0.19m | 8:29AM0.09m | 11:03PM0.17m | 8:46AM0.08m | 00:50AM0.13m | 9:13AM0.06m | 1:49AM0.08m | 9:52AM0.04m | 2:36AM0.05m | 10:40AM0.02m | 3:19AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 373 | 222 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | 299 | — | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 196 | — | 327 | — | 493 | 443 | 423 | 354 | 341 | 222 | 414 | 468 | 403 | 413 | 481 | 324 | 413 | 498 | 580 | 699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 15 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 627 | 119 | 615 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 625 | 199 |
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